A French Train Company Is Paying Out After A Woman Was Fired For Being Late

A court in France has ordered the national rail company to pay
damages to a woman who says she lost her job because her train
was repeatedly delayed.

Expatica.com reports that Soazig Parassols, 25, was
given a trial as secretary by a law firm in the city of Lyon in
June 2010. However, was told that her frequent
tardiness were damaging to the company and let go.

The website says that Parassols lived in the town of Amberieu, 37
miles away, and suffered at least six delays of between 10
minutes and 75 minutes during her month-long employment.

The court ruled the situation had caused her
stress, MSBNC
says, and ordered SNCF to pay her 1,500 euros (US$2,000) in
legal costs. The woman had been asking for 45,000
euros (US$60,000).